Forgot to mention ---
For the Steeler game yesterday - we went down to this little bar in Fishers, IN (down the street a bit) and this little bar (hangout) was "packed" wall-to-wall with Steeler town fans... it was absolutely amazing... (you're thinking,...whaaaaat?)
Here's the deal - back in the Nineties - Our Club here in Indy used to hangout downtown in a place called Little Ditties. After that we moved over to Players in the downtown Union Train Station building - right across the aisle from *******. Well, back then, if the Colts were losing at Halftime, then ******* would clear out totally and all these great lookin' babes with tight t-shirts would be standin' 'round with "nothin'" to do..lookin' mournful, and all..
but - our group would stay there for the ENTIRE game, and we'd never leave til the fat lady sang. We'd hoot and hollar for them ******'s girls to clock out and all, but they were scared I guess.. who knows... the IPB club membership, back then, was about what it is today (400).. Players owners then retired their business to Florida and we had to find new digs pretty quick - and ended up in the southern side of Indy in a burb called Beech Grove - at a Ramada Inn which had a Damon's downstairs which called itself the Clubhouse - five big screens along one wall like a Horse-betting place and tons of seating across a big floor like a Vegas show place where you'd would have been able to see Elvis... like that....
Man - you could draw a line down the middle and the left half would be Steeler fans and the other half would be Packer fans.. I thik it was '95 (?) that the Steelers played the Pack in the last game of the season and Thigpen dropped that final pass and gave the Packers the Victory - what a rauckus party that was that day.... If I ever had a second team to root for - because of the ferocity of the loyalty by the fans to their team.. it'd be the Steelers. Flat out... I grew up watching Bradshaw throw amazing TD's anyway....
So - yesterday we headed to their Bar and what a great party - it was like time had stopped and we were right back where it started all over again... Man, I found myself cheerin' the same chant they always do..... and when the Jets missed that 2nd field goal? The plaster on the roof started comin' down... bedlam everywhere.... what a hoot!
I reminded them that their mission 'next year' was to be on time at LAMBEAU. That way they'd get the full measure of a good can o' whoopa$$ throw at them by the Packers.... when they show up proper.
We're already making plans to be at Lambeau for that game... Can never start too soon for Lambeau and the Pack. Who wants to meet up there for THAT game...over at Fuzzy's!?????
Partyin' with the Steeler gang yesterday rejuvenated my butt - it was great therapy after a season ending like what we had.... I'm juice full for gettin things working for next year now with our Club... You guys out there that have at least 35 & up in fans who hang together could do the same as the IPB group ya know.... Hell, do it even if you only have five guys --- all they need is their own computers.. and you'd end up finding all sorts of fans you never knew even existed - we did --- MSN Groups has free ability to create simple web sites for your groups or clubs to link up and join the rest of the "Cheese Underground".
Did ya see the look on Herman's face after that missed FG? :mrgreen:
ray: But they came back.I liked the way they played the two rb's giving each so many runs and then bringing inthe other.They killed the jets defense,just keep runnin' at them.
